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E. ROWE.

MECHANICAL TOY.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 565,570, dated August11, 1896.

Application iiled April l0, 1896. Serial No. 586,926. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD ROWE, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, haveinventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Mechanical Toys, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming'a part thereof, in which similar lettersof reference indicate corresponding parts. j j This invention relates tomechanical toys; and the'object thereof is to provide an improved deviceof this class which is simple in construction and operation and which isdesigned to amuse and entertain children and others.

The invention is fully disclosed inthe following specification, of whichthe accompaing drawings form a part, in which Figure l is a side view ofmy improved toy with a part of the base thereof removed, and Fig. 2 asection on the line 2 2.

In the practice ofA my invention I provide a toy which comprises twobase'plates or bars A, and which are arranged side by side and united bycross-pieces a, which are secured at each end to the under side thereof,and between said cross plates or bars A is a space a2, and one of theside plates or bars A is provided at one end with a tubular shaft B. inwhich is mounted a vertically-movable iiagstaff Z9, at the upper end ofwhich is an American flag, as shown at b2.

The flagstaff b is supported in the tubular shaft B by a spring b3, andsaid tubular shaft is provided with a vertical slot b4, in which moves apin b5, which is secured to the flagstad and which is adapted to enter anotch or recess Z9, formed in the shaft B, at one side of said slot orgroove, and near the opposite end of the plate or bar A, with which thetubular shaft B is connected, is another flagstaft' C, at the upper .endof which is an English flag, as shown at O2.

At the end of the base, adjacent to the iiagstaff B, is a iigure D of `aman, the feet thereof being placed between the base plates or bars A,one of which is pivotally supported therein, as shown at d, and providedwith a depending extcnsion d2, to which is pivotally secured a rod cl3,which extends horizontally through or part way through the space c2, andwhich abuts against a curved spring G, which is pivotally supported atg, and the upper end of which projects upwardly and is provided with anarm g2, and the lower end of which extends downwardly and backwardly andis provided with a hook g3, which is adapted to engage with a pin g4,which is arranged transversely of the space a2.

Adjacent to the ilagstaff C is another figure of a man, which isdesignated by the reference -letter I-I, and the feet of which areplaced between the plates or bars A, one of which, as shown at h, ispivotally supported at h2, and provided with a depending extension h3,and the arm g, and t-he spring G is adapted to abut against the toe ofthe foot h of the ligure I-I, and secured to the other foot of saidfigure is a spring K, to which is secured a figure L, which alsorepresents a man,

and which in the normalposition of the parts or in the position shown inFig. l is held in the space between the plates or bars A, and saidigureL is provided with an ax M, and

said figure and said aX are connected by side boards m, the sides ofwhich are irregular in form and designed in practice to representbushes.

The figure D is provided with a coat, which is provided with a tail N,which projects downwardly and backwardlyv and which is adapted tooperate the pin or projection b5, and each of said iigures D and II isprovided with a tubular arm O, which is held thereby and into whichfire-crackers P are adapted to be inserted. j

Placed in front of the figure D is a figure R, which is designed torepresent a woman in a kneeling posit-ion and which is represented assupplicating or pleading `with the figure D, the idea being that saidiigure is imploring protection from the figure D, and the operation willbe readily understood from the foregoing description when taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings and the following statementthereof.

In practice an ordinary fire-cracker is placed in each of the projectingarms O of the figures D and II and the fuse thereof ignited.

When the explosion occurs, the figure D will be forced backwardly by theforce of the explosion, and the tail N vof the coat with IOO which saidgure is provided will strike the pin or projection b5 on the staff h,driving said pin backwardly into the vertical slot b4, and the spring b3will raise the flagstaff 7i and the iiag connected therewith at the sametime, and the movement of the figure D will force the rod d3 in thedirection of the spring G, and the hook g3 thereof will strike theextension 71,3 and the foot h of the figure II, and said ligure will beforced or fall forwardly and at the same time the figure L will bethrown upwardly by the spring K and will strike said figure I-I in theback with the ax M.

When the hook g3 of the spring G is forced backwardly, theupwardlydirected arm 7c will be forced in the direction of the figure R,and the connection thereof with the foot 7i, of the figure I-I isbroken, whereby said figure is allowed to fall forwardly, and it will beunderstood that the figures may be returned to their normal positions,as shown in Fig. l, and the above-described operation may be repeated asoften as desired.

It will be understood that the figures D and II may represent anydesired subjects, and the flags b2 and Cfl may represent the flags ofany nations, and it is evident that changes in and modifications of thevarious parts of my improved toy may be made without departing from thespirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages, and I reserve theright to make all such alterations therein and modifications thereof asfairly come within the scope of the invention.

I-Iaving fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters .Patentl. In a mechanical toy, the combination with asuitable base, of two pivotally-supported figures, said figures beingnormally held in an upright position, and being each provided with atubular arm, said arms being adapted to vreceive fire-crackers, an d oneof said figures being adapted to be forced backwardly at the explosionof the cracker which it supports and the other`being adapted to bethrown forwardly at the same time, substantially as shown and described.

2, In a mechanical toy, the combination with a suitable base, of twopivotally-support ed figures, said figures being normally held in anupright position, and being each provided with a tubular arm, said armsbeing adapted to receive lire-crackers, and one of said figures beingadapted to be forced backwardly at the explosion of the cracker which itsupports and the other being adapted to be thrown forwardly at the sametime, said base being also provided adjacent to the figure which isadapted to be thrown backwardly with a tubular standard in whichis-mounted a spring-opera ted flagstaff which is normally held in adepressed position and which is adapted to be released and thrownupwardly by said figure, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a mechanical toy, the combination with a suitable base, of twopivotally-supported figures, said figures being normally held in anupright position, and being each provided with a tubular arm, said armsbeing adapted to receive fire-crackers, and one of said figures beingadapted to be forced backwardly at the explosion of the cracker which itsupports and the other being adapted to be thrown forwardly at the sametime, said base being also provided adjacent to the 'figure which isadapted to be thrown backwardly with a tubular standard in which ismounted a springoperated fiagstaff which is normally held in a depressedposition and which is adapted to be released and thrown upwardly by saidfigure, and an additional figure which represents a man holding an ax,and which is secured to the foot of the figure which is adapted to beforced forwardly by means of a spring, substantially as shown anddescribed.

4. In a mechanical toy, the combination with a suitable base, twopivotally-supported figures, said figures being normally held in anupright position and being each provided with a tubular arm, said armsbeing adapted to receive fire-crackers, and one of said figures beingadapted to be forced backwardly at the explosion of the cracker which itsupports, and the other being adapted to be thrown forwardly at the sametime, said base being also provided adjacent to the gure which isadapted to be thrown backwardly with a tubular standard in which ismounted a springoperated flagstaff which is normally held in a depressedposition and which is adapted to be released by said figure and thrownupward by said spring, an additional figure which represents a manholding an aX, and which is secured to the foot of the figure which isadapted to be forced forwardly by means of a spring, and an additionaliiagstaff provided with a fiag adjacent to the figure to the foot ofwhich the figure with the ax is secured, substantially as shown anddescribed.

5. In .a mechanical toy, the combination with a suitable base, of twopivotally-supported figures, said figures being normallyheld in anupright position, and each being provided with a tubular arm, said armsbeing adapted to receive fire-crackers, and one of said figures beingadapted to be forced backwardly at the explosion of the cracker which itsupports, and the other being adapted to be thrown forwardly at the sametime, said base being also provided adjacent to the figure which isadapted to be thrown backwardly with a tubular standard in which ismounted a springoperated fiagstaff which is normally held in a depressedposition and which is adapted to be released by said figure and thrownupward by said spring, and an additional figure which represents a manholding an ax, and which is secured to the foot of the figure which isadapted to be forced forwardly by means of a spring, and an additionalagstaff provided with a flag adjacent to the gure to the foot of whichthe figure with the aX is secured, and devices for connecting thefigures which IOO IIO

are held in an upright position Whereby both of them are caused to moveat the same time, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a mechanical toy, the combination With a suitable base, of twopivotally-supported figures, said igures being normally held in anupright position, and being each provided With a tubular arm, said armsbeing adapted to receive fire-crackers, and one of said Iigures beingadapted to be forced backWardly at the explosion of the cracker which itsupports and the other being adapted to be thrown forwardly at the sametime, and said base being provided with a figure which represents aWoman in a kneeling position and which faces 15 ence of the subscribingWitnesses, this 7th zo day of April, 1896.

EDWARDy RoWE.

Witnesses:

E. J. HOWARD, O. B. TURRELL.

